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Great Goal by Former Samba star Yuri Morales...
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RECENT NEWS

Samba Summer Schedule
The Salinas Valley Samba has a full slate of games, school demos, and community oriented activities lined up for the Summer of '09.

Be it teaching kids at Asthma camp how to safely exercise, or playing the best teams from around the region and beyond... the Samba look forward to seeing you on the pitch, at the schools, or in the camps this Summer!

Samba Move Into Playoff Tie
The Salinas Valley Samba semi-pro soccer team had its most productive weekend of the season, moving into a tie for... (click here to read the full story, courtesy of the Salinas Californian)

Samba Draw with Sol Friday Night 1-1
 5/22/09 Sonoma, CA

In a well played physical game Friday night in Sonoma against the always talented Sol, the Samba drew to a 1-1 tie with their wine country rivals. The longstanding duel between these clubs, which has seen more than its share of tense dramatic games (memories of Samba vs. Sol from 2005... in both victory and defeat) continues Sunday as the Samba host Sonoma at Watsonville High School Stadium, kickoff is slated for 7pm.

Samba Opens with 2-1 win
The Salinas Valley Samba kicked off its 2009 National Premier Soccer League season with a 2-1 victory over the Southern Oregon Fuego at Watsonville High School on Sunday night.

 Ismael Ibarra put the Samba on the board in the 11th minute with an acrobatic goal that brought the crowd to its feet. In a race for a thru ball from Samba midfielder Ivan Campos, Fuego GK Brook Johnson came out of his box to beat Ibarra to the ball, but shanked his clearance toward  the left sideline. Ibarra chased down the bouncing ball, spun around and whipped a left-footed shot from 40 yards... (click to read rest of the story)

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NEW SOCCER FIELDS IN THE WORKS FOR SALINAS!

Proposed Soccer Complex...
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The Salinas Valley Samba Futbol Club will play the sport that unites the world to provide high quality Samba soccer entertainment for our Samba fans and Samba partners. We'll develop our players into better athletes, creating hometown heroes as role models, positively impacting the quality of life in the Salinas Valley community.
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,  a member of the NPSL (National Premier Soccer League) want to thank Samba players and Samba coaches, Samba Fans, Samba Partners,  the city of Salinas,  Salinas High School, the Samba charitable partners like the HELP and STEPS programs working to make the Salinas Valley healthier, and soccer fans across the globe for making this the beautiful game.